4934A

Biblical birth scene

Artist: Christoffel van Sichem III (1618-1659)
Title: Biblical birth scene
Date: 1646
Medium: Woodcut. Used in the Bibels Tresoor, ofte der zielen lusthof (Amsterdam: 1646, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets) to illustrate the progeny of Noah (Figure 52), the birth of Ismael (Figure 74), the birth of Isaac (Figure 97), the births of Rubem, Simeon, Levi, and Judas (Figure 117), the birth of Samuel (Figure 390), and the birth of Salomon (Figure 466). Used also in the Biblia Sacra […] verciert met veel schoone figuren gesneden door Christoffel van Sichem (Antwerp: Pieter Jacobsz Paets, 1657) to illustrate the progeny of Noah (Figure 35), the birth of Moses (Figure 88), and the birth of John the Baptist (p. 112).
Photo Source: British Museum Website
Note: The work seems to be after a 16th century work. Yet, it bears van Sichem's monogram on the upper-left side.
Item: 4934A